Under legislation proposed last month by Reps. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) and Billy Long (R-Mo.) in the wake of continued cyberattacks on the healthcare industry, the president would appoint a chief information security officer (CISO) for the Department of Health and Human Services. However, witnesses at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday focusing on the bill voiced concern about potentially politicizing such a position.
"If you have smart people, as the secretary of HHS ... they ought to be able to find the right person to do it," College of Healthcare Information Management Executives Board Chair Marc Probst said.
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